Phase 2 roundup

Coles merger rejected

First phase 2 withdrawals

Two new phase 2's

Saipem /Subsea7

Zoetis / Neogen Genomics Business

First exceptional circumstances declaration

Scambling and other portmanteaux

Interview with Elizabeth Avery

Wrap up

Partner Elizabeth Avery gives us a world tour of new directions in competition law, theories of harm and merger review both here and overseas, and lessons from our role in the Paramount / Warner Bros merger. Plus news you can use on all the Phase 2s, declarations and exemptions in exceptional circumstances, scambling and other portmanteaux, and how to watch — and how definitely not to watch — The Odyssey …  All this and — — — with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

Links: 
Twenty Twenty Six on the BBC and the ABC  
How Perez Prado's Mambo No. 5 became that other one 
Coles's applications to the Competition Tribunal and the Federal Court 
L1 Dominette 01449's genome 
The Government's "exceptional circumstances" bill and the ACCC's class exemption 
The National Anti-Scam Centre's "scambling" taskforce and NSW's "betiquette" spot 
The Washington Post on all the ways you can watch The Odyssey 
Or you could read it! 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

 

Partner Elizabeth Avery gives us a world tour of new directions in competition law, theories of harm and merger review both here and overseas, and lessons from our role in the Paramount / Warner Bros merger. Plus news you can use on all the Phase 2s, declarations and exemptions in exceptional circumstances, scambling and other portmanteaux, and how to watch &mdash; and how definitely not to watch &mdash; The Odyssey&nbsp;&hellip;&nbsp; All this and &mdash; &mdash; &mdash; with co-hosts&nbsp;Moya Dodd&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;
Links:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">Twenty Twenty Six&nbsp;on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002stzw">BBC</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://iview.abc.net.au/show/twenty-twenty-six">ABC</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">How Perez Prado's Mambo No. 5&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpA5Gs65ZHI">became that other one</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2">Coles's applications to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.competitiontribunal.gov.au/current-matters/act-1-of-2026">Competition Tribunal</a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.comcourts.gov.au/file/Federal/P/NSD1310/2026/actions">Federal Court</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">L1 Dominette 01449's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/1378962608">genome</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">The Government's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=s1493">"exceptional circumstances" bill</a>&nbsp;and the ACCC's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026L00832/latest/text">class exemption</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2">The National Anti-Scam Centre's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nasc.gov.au/news/new-taskforce-to-tackle-%E2%80%98scambling%E2%80%99-as-fake-online-casinos-target-first-nations-australians">"scambling" taskforce</a>&nbsp;and NSW's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLiWFQ8JSuo">"betiquette"</a>&nbsp;spot&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">The Washington Post&nbsp;on&nbsp;all the ways you can watch&nbsp;The Odyssey&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Or you could&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1727/1727-h/1727-h.htm">read</a>&nbsp;it!&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="2">Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="2">Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge. 

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge.&nbsp;

The Competitive Edge

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin’s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin&rsquo;s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.